After 35 years travelling the world for Bloomberg, The Associated Press and Brightwire, Adam founded Ukraine Rebuild Newswire to hold the West to its promise to "build Ukraine back better."
The Norwegian government is examining a budgetary rule that caps the amount of money it can spend from its sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, as it seeks to boost aid for Ukraine, Euractiv reported, citing multiple sources. A budget rule introduced in 2001 prevents the government from
Alexander McWhorter, the New Jersey native who has served as Citi country officer for Ukraine since 2018, has received an increasing number of calls from companies in recent months, asking about participating in the reconstruction of Ukraine. "They're looking to understand the market," he said. "
European leaders are considering appointing a special envoy to represent the European Union in possible talks to end the war in Ukraine, unnamed sources told Bloomberg. The leaders will discuss the proposal at an emergency meeting set for March 6 in Brussels to discuss possible increases in European defense spending
Ukraine's Ministry of Finance and the National Bank of Ukraine carried out the country's first "switch auction," a mechanism that eases the exchange of old government debt into new debt, using the new Bloomberg Auction System, according to a press release. Ukraine has been
Ukrainian authorities need to prepare for the possibility that many of the nearly 7 million citizens who fled the country as refugees will remain abroad even after the war ends, says researcher Olga Tokariuk in a new paper published by Chatham House.
Horizon Capital, one of the largest private equity firms in Ukraine, is considering creating a fund that would invest in Ukrainian companies along with large foreign investors who need local expertise, the firm's CEO Lenna Koszarny said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine. A large foreign investor "needs
For two and a half decades, Colin Ross, the Ukraine country director for UK-based project management firm Gleeds has earned the type of experience that will prove invaluable for the coming full-scale reconstruction of Ukraine. Colin, originally from Scotland, has been mostly living and working in Ukraine since 1997. After
Demand for office space in Kyiv increased in 2024, with take-up approaching pre-war levels, although companies seeking to lease offices were particularly attracted to properties equipped with air raid shelters, according to CBRE Ukraine. Full-year take-up of office real estate rose 42% in 2024 from 2023 to 129,000 sqm,
Dragon Capital, one of Ukraine's most prominent investment firms, has sold the Omega-1 Logistics warehouse complex in the Kyiv area to EVA retail chain owner RUSH, the investment firm said. The firms didn't disclose the transaction price of the 19,119 sqm warehouse in the city
The percentage of executives at European businesses operating in Ukraine who say their business has a positive outlook has jumped to 40% from 27% over the past six months, according to a survey by the Kyiv-based European Business Association (EBA). Still, 46% of the executives surveyed by the association rate
Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention has developed a series of recommendations specifically to fight corruption in the reconstruction of the country, said the agency's deputy head. "NACP is systematically working to eliminate corruption risks in the reconstruction sector," said Serhii Hupiak. "We
Ukraine has made progress in its efforts to prevent corruption among judges, prosecutors and members of parliament despite the "extremely difficult" wartime conditions, the Council of Europe's anti-corruption group body has found in its latest report. The country has carried out 18 of Greco's
The US may seek to sign a simplified minerals deal with Ukraine to get a pact in place soon, then negotiate the details, such as the amount of Ukrainian resources the US could claim, later, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources. The comments, by two people with knowledge of the matter,
France plans to host a second security meeting on Wednesday, with representatives of 10 European nations plus Canada, to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, defense spending and other matters related to the war, Reuters reported, citing unnamed diplomatic sources. Representatives of Norway, Canada, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Greece,
Ikea will resume commercial operations in Ukraine this year, with the reopening of the store in a Kyiv mall that was closed after the full-scale Russian invasion of February 2022, Interfax-Ukraine reported, citing the mall's operations director. "There is very encouraging information that this will definitely happen
